MEXICO CITY — Mexican pop princess Belinda topped the list of MTV Latin America’s nominees for the sixth Los Premios MTV Latin America with five nominations.
Spain’s Alejandro Sanz and Argentina’s Babasonicos followed with four noms each for the kudofest, which airs Oct. 18 from Mexico City’s El Palacio de Los Deportes.
Mexican acts Division Minuscula, Julieta Venegas, Mana, Panda, and Paulina Rubio, along with Argentina’s Gustavo Cerati and Miranda!, as well as Chile’s Kudai, each nabbed three noms.
Event will be carried live on MTV Latin America’s three feeds as well as on U.S. Spanish channel MTV Tr3s and the English MTV2. Some as-yet unannounced Latin American broadcasters will also carry the event.
“This is a show where most of the categories are voted on by the audience,” said Jose Tillan, MTVNLA senior VP of creative, content and music. “That sometimes champions the underdog.”
Tillan, who is the event’s exec producer, noted Mexican indie act Panda was a posterchild for the event’s impact, going from near unknown status to sweeping three awards last year, including best band.
The event will include live acts from Hilary Duff, Avril Lavigne, Mexico’s Cafe Tacvba and the Cure.
And the nominees are:
GROUP OR DUO
Babasonicos
Kudai
Mana
Miranda!
Panda
POP ARTIST
Alejandro Sanz
Belinda
Julieta Venegas
Miranda!
Paulina Rubio
ROCK ARTIST
Babasonicos
Bersuit
Catupecu Machu
Gustavo Cerati
Moderatto
URBAN ARTIST
Anita Tijoux
Calle 13
Daddy Yankee
Don Omar
Mala Rodriguez
ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
Allison
División Minúscula
Kinky
Panda
Zoé
SOLO ARTIST
Alejandro Sanz
Belinda
Daddy Yankee
GustavoCerati
Paulina Rubio
ARTIST NORTH
Belinda
Division Minuscula
Julieta Venegas
Paulina Rubio
Zoe
NEW ARTIST NORTH
Bengala
Camila
Maria Jose
Masappan
Pambo
ARTIST CENTRAL
Aterciopelados
Caramelos de Cianuro
Kudai
Libido
Los Bunkers
NEW ARTIST CENTRAL
Anita Tijoux
Juan Fernando Velasco
Naty Botero
PopCorn
Six Pack
ARTIST SOUTH
Airbag
Babasonicos
Catupecu Machu
La Vela Puerca
Miranda!
NEW ARTIST SOUTH
Bicicleta
Ella es Tan Cargosa
Inmigrantes
Las Pastillas del Abuelo
Panico Ramirez
INTL. POP ARTIST
Avril Lavigne
Gwen Stefani
Hilary Duff
Justin Timberlake
Rihanna
INTL/ ROCK ARTIST
30 Seconds to Mars
Evanescence
Maroon 5
My Chemical Romance
Panic! At the Disco
BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
+ 44
Lily Allen
Amy Winehouse
Fergie
Klaxons
REVELATION ARTIST
Camila
Division Minuscula
Estelares
Jesse & Joy
PopCorn
PROMISING ARTIST
Bengala
Inmigrantes
Mala Rodriguez
Naif
No Te Va Gustar
INDEPENDENT ARTIST
L.E.G.O.
Los Dynamite
No lo soporto
No Te Va Gustar
The Hall Effect
Turbina
SONG OF THE YEAR
Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend
Enrique Iglesias – Dímelo
Julieta Venegas with Anita Tijoux – Eres Para Mi
Ricky Martin with La Mari de Chambao y Tommy Torres – Tu Recuerdo
Rihanna with Jay-Z – Umbrella
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Alejandro Sanz with Shakira – Te Lo Agradezco Pero No (Jaume de Laiguana)
Belinda – Bella Traición (Scott Speer)
Calle 13 – Tango del Pecado (Israel Lugo, Gabriel Coss)
Gustavo Cerati – Adios (Joaquin Cambre)
Mana – Manda Una Señal (Wayne Isham)
Panda – Los Malaventurados No Lloran (Rodrigo Guardiola)
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alejandro Sanz
Babasonicos
Belinda
Kudai
Mana
MTV Tr3s BEST POP ARTIST
Aventura
Daddy Yankee
Enrique Iglesias
Jennifer Lopez
Rakim and Ken–Y
MTV Tr3s BEST URBAN ARTIST
Calle 13
Don Omar
Hector “El Father”
Joell Ortiz
Wisin and Yandel
MTV Tr3s BEST NEW ARTIST
Kat DeLuna
Notch
Xtreme
Down aka Kilo
Gustavo Laureano
